Switched to a time tracker after a messy project in June and saw exactly where my hours go
I had this one project back in June for a local dentist's office where I totally underestimated the work. They wanted a simple inventory system, but between their weird database setup and constant change requests, I ended up working like 60 hours for a flat fee I quoted at 30. After that I started using Toggl, and it was eye-opening. In my first month I found out I was spending about 15 hours a month on stuff like admin emails and looking up old code snippets that had nothing to do with the actual project. It made me realize I need to either build buffer time into my estimates or charge separately for those extras. Has anyone else had a similar wake-up call with time tracking?